Exhibit 10.50
CONSULTANCY
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT
dated this 29 th
day of October,
2008
BETWEEN
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(1)
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Quaker Chemical
Corporation whose registered office is at 901 Hector Street, One
Quaker Park, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA (the
“Company”)
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and
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(2)
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Mark Harris of
Broughton House, Middle Lane, Balscote, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire
OX15 6JP (the “Employee”)
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IT IS AGREED as
follows:
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1.1
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You will
provide the Company and such Associated Company as the Company
shall direct with such consultancy services in relation to the
business of the Company or any Associated Company as are reasonably
requested by the Company from time to time (“the
Services”).
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1.2
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You shall
primarily provide the Services from your home. You may also be
required to travel throughout the UK and abroad when providing the
Services, as is reasonably necessary to perform the requested
Services.
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1.3
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You will
provide the Services on such dates and times as we will agree
between us, subject to a maximum of 10 days per month for the first
three years of this Consultancy Agreement (“Monthly
Maximum”). The Monthly Maximum may be exceeded by agreement
between the parties, but with no obligation on either party to
agree.
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1.4
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During the
fourth and fifth years of the Consultancy Agreement, there will be
no obligation on you to provide the Services for any minimum number
of days.
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1.5
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You will
provide the Services at a service level of high standard and which
complies with prevailing standards of accepted business practices
and ethics.
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1.6
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You will
provide the Services personally and you may not assign or
sub-contract the provision of the Services to any other person,
firm or company without the prior written consent of the
Company.
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The period of your consultancy with
the Company will commence on 1 January 2009 and will continue
until 31 December 2013, unless terminated earlier by either
you or the Company, in accordance with Clause 9 below.
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3.1
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Subject to the
terms of Clause 4, the Company will pay you:
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(a)
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For the first
year of the Consultancy Agreement, a monthly fee of
£18,490;
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(b)
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For the second
and third years of the Consultancy Agreement, a monthly fee of
£10,500;
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(c)
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For the first,
second and third years of the Consultancy Agreement, a fee of
£600 per day for any additional days worked above the
Monthly Maximum;
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(d)
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For the period
commencing on 1 January 2012 and ending on 31 December
2013, a monthly sum of £4,500, payment to be made on the last
day of each month; and
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(e)
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The annual sum
of £40,000 in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The sums shall become due
for payment on 1 July 2009, 1 July 2010 and 1 July
2011 respectively,
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and in each case subject to you
complying with your obligations at Clauses 3.3 and 3.4 below and
subject to the remaining terms of this Agreement.
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3.2
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The Company
will reimburse you for reasonable expenses properly incurred in
providing the Services, subject both to your providing receipts or
other supporting evidence of the expenditure consistent with the
Company’s travel and entertainment policy.
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3.3
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During the
first three years of the Consultancy Agreement, you must provide
the Company on the last day of each month with an invoice (with
such detail as reasonably required by the Company) for your fees
and expenses (subject to Clause 3.2 above) due in respect of the
Services supplied during the previous month. The Company agrees to
pay such invoice within 14 days of it being received and approved
by the Company.
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3.4
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The fees
referred to above shall be exclusive of any Value Added Tax which
may be payable. You shall, if applicable, notify the Company of
your registration for VAT and provide VAT invoices in respect of
the Services.
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4.
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CONDITIONS
FOR PAYMENT
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Your entitlement to each of the sums
referred to in Clause 3.1 above is strictly conditional on the
following, and no payment shall be due unless each of the
conditions is satisfied:
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4.1
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you shall not
have, in the period ending on the relevant due date for payment of
the relevant sum, within the Prohibited Area and whether on your
own behalf or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person,
firm, company or other organisation, (and whether as an employee,
director, principal, agent, consultant or in any other capacity
whatsoever), in competition with the Company or any Associated
Company directly or indirectly (i) been employed or engaged
in, or (ii) performed services in respect of, or
(iii) been otherwise concerned with:
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(a)
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the research
into, development, manufacture, supply or marketing of any product
which is of the same or similar type to any product researched, or
developed, or manufactured, or supplied, or marketed by the Company
or any Associated Company during the twelve months immediately
preceding the due date for payment of such sum;
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(b)
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the development
or provision of any services (including but not limited to
technical and product support, or consultancy or customer services)
which are of the same or similar type to any services provided by
the Company or any Associated Company during the twelve months
immediately preceding the due date for payment of such
sum;
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4.2
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you shall not
have, in the period ending on the relevant due date for payment of
the relevant sum, whether on your own behalf or in conjunction with
or on behalf of any person, company, business entity or other
organisation (and whether as an employee, director, principal,
agent, consultant or in any other capacity whatsoever), directly or
indirectly (i) solicited or, (ii) assisted in soliciting,
or (iii) accepted, or (iv) facilitated the acceptance of,
or (v) dealt with, in competition with the Company or any
Associated Company, the custom or business of any person, company,
business entity or other organisation who is on the due date for
payment, or was in the 12 months prior to the due date for payment,
a Customer or Prospective Customer;
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4.3
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you shall not
have, in the period ending on the relevant due date for payment of
the relevant sum either on your own behalf or in conjunction with
or on behalf of any other person, company, business entity, or
other organisation (and whether as an employee, principal, agent,
consultant or in any other capacity whatsoever), directly or
indirectly:
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(a)
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(i) induced or
(ii) solicited, or (iii) enticed or (iv) procured,
any person to leave the Company’s or any Associated
Company’s employment (as applicable);
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(b)
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been personally
involved to a material extent in (i) accepting into employment
or (ii) otherwise engaging or using the services of, any
person who was on the date of such involvement, employed by the
Company or any Associated Company;
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4.4
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you shall not
have, in the period ending on the relevant due date for payment of
the relevant sum, whether on your own behalf or in conjunction with
or on behalf of any person, company, business entity or other
organisation (and whether as an employee, director, agent,
principal, consultant or in any other capacity whatsoever),
directly or indirectly:
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(a)
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interfered with
the supply of goods or services to the Company or any Associated
Company from any supplier;
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(b)
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induced any
supplier of goods or services to the Company or any Associated
Company to cease or decline to supply such goods or services in the
future;
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4.5
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you shall not
have used for your own purposes, or those of any other person,
firm, company or other organisation whatsoever, or disclosed to any
person, firm, company or other organisation whatsoever any
Confidential Information, as defined in Clause 8, or made any notes
or taken any copies of any document or information stored in any
form which relates to any matter within the scope of the
Company’s or any Associated Company’s business or
dealings, otherwise than for the benefit of the Company or any
Associated Company.
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5.
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RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE COMPANY
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5.1
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Your
relationship with the Company shall be that of an independent
contractor and at no time must you hold yourself out as being an
officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any Associated
Company.
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5.2
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Subject to your
due compliance with the terms of this Agreement, you shall be free
to provide services to or accept employment with any other person,
firm, company or other organisation. However during the period of
this Agreement you shall not (whether as shareholder, director,
employee, contractor, partner, consultant, proprietor, agent or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Company such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed either directly
or indirectly (i) be engaged by, or (ii) provide services
to, or (iii) be or become involved in, any business which is
in competition with any business carried on, or about to be carried
on, at the relevant time by the Company or any Associated Company
or which could otherwise have a prejudicial effect on any such
business. This shall not prevent you from the holding of up to
5 per cent of any class of issued shares of any company listed
on a recognised Stock Exchange.
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5.3
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You will be
wholly responsible for all taxes, national insurance or other
contributions which may be payable in respect of all of the sums
payable to you by the Company. As a result, you agree to indemnify
and hold the Company and all its Associated Companies harmless
against all taxes (excluding VAT), national insurance or other
contributions, costs, claims, penalties, interest, expenses or
proceedings arising out of or in connection with such taxes and
contributions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves
the right to deduct from any payment to you, tax and national
insurance contributions.
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5.4
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You shall
provide to the Company at the times stated below, or on its
reasonable request and on reasonable notice, satisfactory evidence
that:
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(a)
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on the
commencement of the period of your consultancy with the Company and
at the end of each tax year thereafter whilst such period
continues, you have registered with Her Majesty’s
Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) as self-employed,
and are so regarded by HMRC as taxed on that basis; and
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(b)
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you have paid,
by the due date, all tax and national insurance contributions in
respect of any monies paid to you by the Company.
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It is your responsibility to
arrange, at your own cost, a policy of insurance to cover all
claims or proceedings (and all associated costs, penalties and
expenses whatsoever) instituted by any third party against the
Company or any Associated Company which arise out of or are
connected with any negligent, unlawful or defective provision of
the Services by you.
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7.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
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7.1
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You agree to
disclose promptly to the Company any idea, method, invention,
discovery, design or other work which you, (whether alone or with
others), create, produce or develop either in the course of
providing the Services or which relate to or are capable of being
used in those aspects of the business(es) of the Company or any
Associated Company in relation to which you provide the Services,
(referred to in this letter as the “Works”).
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7.2
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You agree that
all intellectual property rights in any Works (including but not
limited to trademarks, inventions, patents, designs and copyright)
wherever in the world enforceable shall immediately vest in and
remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and, in
consideration of the sum of £1 (receipt of which you
acknowledge) you assign to the Company, with full title guarantee,
all rights, title and interest in and to the same. You agree, at
the Company’s request and cost, to take such actions and
execute any docu
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